by and by English

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What does by and by mean?

by and by

— adverb (= later) at some eventual time in the future By and by he'll understand I'll see you later

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by and by English » English

gradually

later

later on

before long

step by step

soon

little by little

sooner or later

some day

shortly

progressively

presently

piece by piece

paulo post futurum

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in the long run

in the end

in due time

in due course

in a while

finally

ceng

by-and-by

by degrees

bit by bit

at last

afterwards

after

Chris Wallace

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Simple sentences

At the age of six he had learned to use the typewriter and told the teacher that he did not need to learn to write by hand.

Movie subtitles

So, anyway, my cousin's best friend's older brother's girlfriend's sister is gonna be bringing some by this afternoon, and I know it sounds a little stupid, but I'm kind of nervous to pick them up myself.

News and current affairs

Some have argued instead that gold's long upward march has been partly driven by the development of new financial instruments that make it easier to trade and speculate in gold.